IPBA News & Events
2022 Perfume Bottle Design Competition Winners
Our 2022 Perfume Bottle Design Competition welcomed an amazing selection of 38 designs submitted from 6 different countries, and ranging in styles from traditional to contemporary, sublime to whimsical, and in a variety of mediums, colors, techniques and […]
2022 Perfume Bottles Auction Results
On April 30th the Perfume Bottles Auction in conjunction with the International Perfume Bottle Association’s 32nd annual convention in Chicago, IL, topped all previous years results. Enthusiastic online bidders competed with multiple phone and absentee bidders over 188 […]
Upcoming Monthly Theme – War Memorials
In the US, we remember our war dead on Memorial Day – the last Monday in May. So given the current bloody war in Ukraine, IPBA will be doing a war heroes remembrance with our monthly theme that […]
“A Presenza Invisible” Exhibition of Art Nouveau and Art Deco Perfumes
You are invited to the “A Presenza Invisible” (The Invisible Presence) Exhibition which will be held at the Municipal Museum in Pontevedra, Spain from April 7th to June 12th. The theme is Art Nouveau and Art Deco perfume […]
Virtual Museum Welcomes its 5,000th Entry!
Thanks to everyone’s contributions, the IPBA Virtual Museum welcomes its 5,000th item. It is a crystal atomizer with black enamel Art Deco decoration, and hangs from a chrome and glass frame that mirrors its shape. Unsigned, it is […]
2022 Perfume Bottle Design Competition
Previous Winners shown above (left to right): 2016 (tie) Domingo Navales for “Octopus” and Gregoris Komodromas for “Aphrodite”; 2017 Paul Mabe for “Trillium”; 2018 Elaine Hyde for “Black and Blue”; 2019 Gustavo Santana; 2021 Anna Boothe for “Laurel […]
IPBA Museum Collection: Space in the Case
We need your help and donations to grow our IPBA Museum Collection. We are inviting YOU, our Members, to donate to our wonderful collection. No donation is too small! Today, the IPBA Museum Collection is housed in the […]
And the Winner Is … 2021 MGAM Contest Results Are In!
Prizes have been awarded for those IPBA members who have brought in new members as of March 31, 2021. Winner – Judy Parker brought in 4 new members, and won a free 2021 Convention pin and a 1-year […]
2021 IPBA Donors
Our hats are off for our many donors. The following members have donated to the IPBA during the July 2020 to June 2021 fiscal year: FRIENDS Beth Baldwin Diane Goldfarb Shirley Rake Sigrid Bilinkoff Suzanne Heiligman Kamie […]
The IPBA Shoppe
Welcome to the IPBA Shoppe, where you can view IPBA branded merchandise available for purchase! We’re starting with prior year convention pins, $15 each. IPBA tote bags are $20, and watches are $20. All prices include shipping to […]
IPBA Convention 2021 Recap
We set sail looking for New Horizons and ended up Widening our Horizons! Our 2021 IPBA Convention was fun, exciting, educational and best of all we connected with our collecting mates. We had over 180 attendees with 10 […]
Help Keep Our Virtual Museum Growing!
Welcome to Napoleon and his wife, representing the 4,000th item in our Virtual Museum! While we are excited to reach this milestone, we are eager to keep growing, and providing our members with a great research tool. Perfume […]
2021 Perfume Bottles Auction Results
On May 1st, live online from New York City, in conjunction with the IPBA annual convention, 192 lots crossed the block in the Perfume Bottles Auction. The sale generated over $600,000 including premium, selling through two internet platforms, […]
2021 Perfume Bottle Design Competition Winners
While ‘vintage’ may rule the days of Convention, the IPBA recognizes that every gorgeous bottle was at one time a sparkling new work of art. And from there the IPBA PERFUME BOTTLE DESIGN COMPETITION was born. The […]
2023 IPBA Auction Consignments Solicited
Do you have perfume bottles or vanity items that you are interested in selling? The PERFUME BOTTLES AUCTION, organized by renowned specialist Ken Leach, is the official auction of the International Perfume Bottle Association’s annual convention. This auction […]
New IPBA Multi-Lingual Membership Brochures Available!
Beautiful, updated IPBA membership brochures are now available! Its multi-fold design allowed us to have a panel in English, as well as 10 other languages! These languages include: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian […]
It’s Time to Renew Your Membership
If you haven’t done it already, it is time to renew your membership. Members who have not renewed by September 30th will not receive the Fall PBQ. Dues continue to be as follows: $55 for US $60 for […]
Student Collectors Now Open to College Students
The IPBA now has a special, low-cost membership option for art, art history, design, and glass making students interested in studying the history, and design of perfume bottles, and vanity items. IPBA membership will provide them with access […]
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